Global Patent Index - EP 0777179 B1

EP 0777179 B1 20020515 - Direct bulk data transfers

Title (en)

Direct bulk data transfers

Title (de)

Direkte Massendatenübertragung

Title (fr)

Transfert direct de données en vrac

Publication

EP 0777179 B1 20020515 (EN)

Application

EP 96307771 A 19961028

Priority

US 55661895 A 19951113

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0777179A1] A data processing system for transferring data is provided. This system includes central processing units (CPUs 20,22,24 and 26) and storage units (30 and 32 with 100-105 and 110-115) which are interconnected by a network (10). The CPUs (20,22,24 and 26) include a request process (133) and a storage process 9130). The storage process (130) controls access to the storage unit (30 with 100-105 and 110-115). Software routines (220) are used to provide direct access to the storage unit (30 with 100-105 and 110-115) by the request CPU (22). The request CPU (20) is the CPU containing the request process (133). A virtual memory address for a buffer (160) of the request CPU (22) is created in the request CPU (22). The virtual memory address along with a storage unit access request are sent to the CPU (20) containing the storage process (130). A work request including the virtual memory address to sent from the storage process (130) to the storage unit (30 with 100-105 and 110-115). The storage unit (30 with 100-105 and 110-115) then responds to the work request. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G06F 9/46

IPC 8 full level

G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 11/20 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 9/544 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 11/2035 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 11/2046 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 11/2071 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 11/2089 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0777179 A1 19970604; EP 0777179 B1 20020515; CA 2190209 A1 19970514; DE 69621209 D1 20020620; DE 69621209 T2 20021114; JP H09185594 A 19970715; US 5805920 A 19980908

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96307771 A 19961028; CA 2190209 A 19961113; DE 69621209 T 19961028; JP 30177096 A 19961113; US 55661895 A 19951113